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Cultural Studies Major

Cultural Studies challenges the relationship between culture and meaning, beginning
with the premise that culture is neither neutral nor natural.

College of Liberal Arts

In the Cultural Studies program, faculty and students interrogate how meaning is produced
and consumed in the process of constructing and inhabiting a culture. Cultural Studies
programs cross disciplines in order to engage contexts like gender and sexuality,
class, race and ethnicity, globalization, and national identity. In the spirit of
the university’s liberal arts tradition, the Cultural Studies program creates a space
in which students can be critically engaged, aware, and active in the community. The
program brings together highly engaged students and faculty who are committed to the
notion that, in our increasingly global society, diversity reaches far beyond face
value. Rather, diversity must be measured in the richness and complexity of ideas
and experiences, a depth of understanding that the Cultural Studies program aims to
foster.

What Can I Do With a Cultural Studies Major?

Students graduating with a degree in Cultural Studies possess a broad liberal arts
education with strong skills in critical thinking, writing, and research. The interdisciplinary
orientation of the program means that Cultural Studies students have excellent abilities
in synthesizing and analyzing diverse information. In addition, the structure of the
program helps majors and minors develop independence, self-motivation, and a range
of skills in a variety of fields.